His Augsburg hockey teams also won six consecutive Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ("MIAC") championships from 1976 to 1982 and appeared in ten post-season tournaments.
In December 1969, Saugestad was named the head football coach after Edor Nelson resigned the position.
In the fall of 1995, Saugestad's left kidney shut down, and he underwent six surgeries to diagnose and remove a non-malignant growth.
[1] As a result of his health problems, Saugestad announced at the end of November 1995 that the 1995–96 hockey season would be his last as a coach.
"[1] The Minneapolis Star-Tribune wrote at the time, "Kidney problems have accomplished what no opposing team or set of circumstances could: Force Ed Saugestad from his beloved coaching after this season.
"[6] In his final game as Augsburg's coach, freshman goalie Shawn Mullan stopped 45 shots, and Augsburg scored six unanswered goals to beat Gustavus Adolphus College for Saugestad's 503rd and final career win.
[7] At the time of his retirement, Saugestad was the second winningest hockey coach in NCAA Division III history.